New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-21
he WISHES he HAD HELD on.


"John ~ Burnell Of tue propristors OF The Rocky
Mountain Ne,cs Denver. IL kicking himself very hard.
Erau,iier reporter at the Baldwin yesterday ,,...
up to six months ago he owned the Iron Masqus
mine and large deposits OF lead AMI silver carbon
both above and bslow tho quartzite but Burnel
lie had had unusually hard time trying to strike
It In the Holy Cross district and had gone through some
awful winters there. But this NOT all He had gone
TO ezdys Ia the early and exceedingly rough days
Issas aa 1s asy were sS . TAs rSss into line
and getting In their profits well on advertising ana oo
scores Of astonshngy rich strkes around he
cut out for an editor bnt that on the contrary
lie born miner. and that II he would only go forth
With pick aud spade he would speedily uuesrth such
mighty bonanzas would make hun famous throughout
He sold his interest In The Chronicle for small
figure, considering aud started In on his new career
way Davis and Atkins raked in the shekels In the
printing business WAS caution alike TO new ahd ou
hands Atkins made much money that he plned for
bigger hsld. and went down To Denver and bought
heavy interest In The Neos there Davis Burnelrs other
Leadre Chronicle entire he bought The Leadrie Demo
er"t and day owns both. 10 president OF Leadviiis
IAN this time. rccoec the grass had been very short
with Burncll He did. three or four years ago. get 10
some $4,000 for mining claim, but he speedily put TINS
all In the ground again. that for all the time since
70 at least he wa. dead broke several times he cut
loose from the mines temporarily aud back 20 Lead
Vile TO Daviss Office and worked at the TO raise
e In the money went again. until ho was as nat
founder In tho financial world and still no pay ore
Burncll he DcncVed all tho powers Wero
conspiring try him that hs would
srik It, and In she desperation no dubbed his claim
the Iron Masquc; saying, In an amused but undls-
mayed way that the great beds OF silver masked In
iron from MIN.
" Then he wolAi renew his attacks on the ptlless
rocks himself holding the drill and working like hero
win his
"Wbat Burnells great Joy, therefore, when In n
bowling night OF January last he was awakened from
dreams OF wealth In his rude bed In his cabin and told BY
nell thought II he had even made S25, 000raise he
would forever shake the rough mountains He put on
his old suit OF clothes forth through
the snow into tho Keen crisp mountain air He climbed
into tho bucket and by tho light tallow candle
lowered down the long shaft
" sure enough, there were the gstening carbonates!
He had struck thon At last Dreams powerful daily
newspaper, great library luxurious home. position and
foreign travel all passed through his mind He assembled
the shaft went TO his cabin. and ate the hearest break
fast no had had for long while That he went
down TO Leadvie got two or three suits OF
clothes and got rugged out as gentleman which he al
ways was.
"Along came some capitalists in few days and they
eced those hard old days OF bis the hills. and he
just took the money. lie to Denver and bought
equal interest with John Arxins In The Rocky Mountain
Neics The two own II eptre Mr.. Burnell thought
Bnt what he Is mad at Is that Iron Masque has,
within the six months developed by far the greatest
body Of known In tho Red Cliff district and the
richest The ore actually In sight tested and meas
ured rs 10 stands blocked out by the slopes aud drf
oots mp TO moro than 81 100000; and the explorations
have Dot near reached TO the side lines Burnel thinks
the property may be worth couple OF mlliona Bat he
Ia making the best OF the situation he He making
money and buying Denver real estate. and In one WAY
and another Is realizing dreams which he had the OLD
when nobody looked smiled word Of sne0aragsment
10 him.